The ultimate goal of world crop production is to produce more with less to meet the growing
population demands. However, concentrating solely on increased quantity of production …

Calcium intake remains inadequate in many low‐and middle‐income countries, especially
in Africa and South Asia, where average intakes can be below 400 mg/day. Given the vital …

Sponge gourd (Luffa cylindrica [L.] Roem.) is a climate-smart and niche opportunity cucurbit
crop. It has multiple utilities, including human consumption and industrial fiber production …

Calcium is essential for plants, yet as its mobility is limited, the understanding of the rate of
Ca2+ accumulation and deposition in tissues of tubers, as well as the interactions with other …

Human health may depend on the environment and its compartments, which may include
climatic factors. These climatic factors and their changes might impact on human health …

The present study aimed to determine the variation in mineral nutrition properties for fresh
juice of 16 new citrus (C. maxima [Burm. f.] Osbeck× Citrus sinensis [L.] Osbeck) and …

Calcium (Ca) is a vital nutrient essential for structural development and signal transmission
in both plants and animals. In humans, inadequate calcium intake has been correlated with …

Mineral elements play a crucial role in plant growth and development. Ensuring the proper
supply of these elements in soil and maintaining an optimum range within plants is …

Zinc enrichment of edible food products, through the soil and/or foliar application of
fertilizers, is a strategy that can increase the contents of some nutrients, namely Zn. In this …

Following an agronomic approach for the Ca enrichment of Rocha pears, this study aimed to
assess the interactions between mineral nutrients in fruit tissues at harvest and after storage …